Tips for keeping cool in the heat without breaking the bank
The hot weather means a lot of Minnesotans are trying to find ways to beat the heat without breaking the bank.
Jonah Kaplan is WCCO and CBS News Minnesota's award-winning investigative reporter who has built a strong reputation for his balanced and in-depth coverage of high-impact issues affecting the community.
He has conducted exclusive interviews with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, among many other high-ranking federal and state officials. Jonah's also been an integral part of severe weather and breaking news coverage over his nearly 15-year career, including embedding on a C-130 flight with the U.S. Air Force into the eye of Hurricane Florence in 2018.
Jonah actually started in sports working behind the scenes with TV crews at YES Network and ESPN, but later made the switch to news in part to watch the games instead of work them! His work on-air has since appeared on CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN and MSNBC.
Jonah's professional journey includes stops at WTVD-TV in Raleigh, NC; WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, WI; KSPR-TV in Springfield, MO; KAUZ-TV in Wichita Falls, TX; Gray Television's Washington D.C. Bureau; and the NHL's Boston Bruins. He graduated with honors from Boston University's College of Communication.
Jonah has received multiple awards for his work, including the 2023 Upper Midwest Emmy for Best Reporter, and he is two-time winner of the TV News Reporter of the Year award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) of the Carolinas.
Outside the newsroom, you can find Jonah struggling to remain a fan of Philadelphia sports teams, playing ice hockey, or chanting and leading music at area synagogues (he's a son of two rabbis!). Jonah lives in the Minneapolis area with his wife and three daughters.
The hot weather means a lot of Minnesotans are trying to find ways to beat the heat without breaking the bank.
It's been nearly a month since a massive rainstorm hit the area, but emergency managers say the emergency is still absolutely going on.
University of Minnesota Department of Public Safety says the 12-year-old girl who went missing near the St. Paul campus on Monday has been found.
Union leadership now says the strike may go beyond the initial plan of one week, meaning workers might not be back by Thursday.
Residents in Waterville are still working to clean up after historic flooding.
There are no off days when recovering from a natural disaster.
The weather is a wildcard for many official July 4 celebrations but the impromptu gatherings, especially among teenagers, have police and neighborhoods on high alert.
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Minnesotans will celebrate dads this weekend. But some Father's Day celebrations will have to wait until more than 500 Minnesota National Guard members come home from Kuwait.
Local officials and community support organizations are anxiously awaiting a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that could drastically limit how governments manage homeless encampments.
A new state audit found that frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic should have gotten more pay.
A second man who pleaded guilty to a deadly shooting at the Mall of America in 2022 was sentenced on Monday to more than 30 years in prison.
The windy weather may have affected turnout, but the return of Downtown Thursdays to downtown Minneapolis has given many hope for the energy needed to revitalize the corridor.
Flags are flying at half-staff across Minnesota to mark the death of Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell, who was fatally shot in a mass shooting on Thursday afternoon.
A Minneapolis man convicted of gunning down a young man at Mall of America in 2022 has received a sentence of 30 years and seven months.